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March 15, 2012 Published ~ 7 years ago.

A home health aide salary can be described entry level for all professions, yet those who work as home health aides take great pride in the job that they do. Home health aides are seen as cost effective for families who have a sick or aging individual cared for within the privacy of their own home. This has created a tremendous demand for this specialty, and with nearly 1 million American’s employed as home health aides it shows the demand for this type of service. Estimates from the U.S. governments Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that the career will see 50% growth by 2018, which means we may see closer to 1.4 million individuals employed as home health aides.

There is currently no formal education required to work as a home health aide, besides graduation from high school, although a nursing certificate will be very helpful. Certificate programs for nursing assistants are available all across the nation, and these will teach the basics that will be required for working in this profession. Also there is a voluntary certification provided by the National Association for Home Care and Hospice, which can be seen as an asset by many organizations.

This page has been created to be utilized to provide a break down of home health aide salary by state and industry.

United States Estimates for the Home Health Aide Salary:

The mean (average) home health aide salary of those working across the United States is $20,560 per year employed. As of 2010 the estimates for the number of those employed as home health aides was 982,840.

The lowest paid 10% employed earned an average salary of $16,300

The Lowest paid 25% employed earned an average salary of $17,900

the highest paid 25% employed earned an average salary of $24,020

the highest paid 10% employed earned an average salary of $29,390

* All statistics provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Home Health Aide Salary by State

The chart below will break down the salary in each state. The first category tells you the number of individuals employed as home health aides within the corresponding state.

Mean Salary = The mean salary is the average salary of all those working as home health aides

Lowest 10% = Average earnings of the lowest 10% of those employed as a home health aide

Lower 25% = Average earnings of the lower 25% of those employed

Higher 25% = Average earnings of the higher 25% of those salary wise employed in the profession

Highest 10% = Average earnings of the highest paid 10% in the corresponding state

State

# Employed

Mean Salary

Lowest 10%

Lower 25%

Higher 25%

Highest 10%

Alabama

9,850

19,270

15,640

16,450

21,370

25,670

Alaska

1,570

29,250

20,520

26,280

33,310

36,480

Arizona

21,280

21,710

16,990

19,010

24,130

27,770

Arkansas

8,120

18,360

15,670

15,680

19,980

23,420

California

59,750

22,790

17,560

18,570

25,110

30,150

Colorado

13,360

22,600

16,330

18,410

25,260

30,690

Connecticut

11,410

29,180

21,080

23,460

33,290

39,650

Delaware

2,000

24,450

19,590

21,180

27,050

29,560

District of Columbia

3,520

23,890

18,040

19,270

26,470

33,470

Florida

31,340

21,660

16,360

18,060

23,830

29,000

Georgia

11,990

19,260

15,850

16,900

20,840

23,980

Guam

110

26,110

24,050

25,070

28,460

29,480

Hawaii

1,330

23,360

18,340

20,350

26,420

30,130

Idaho

3,770

20,230

15,750

16,700

22,010

27,240

Illinois

36,120

22,860

17,980

19,120

23,940

29,470

Indiana

17,030

21,030

16,350

17,970

23,200

26,930

Iowa

11,440

22,100

16,720

18,430

24,170

29,330

Kansas

7,910

20,920

16,300

18,130

23,080

25,890

Kentucky

4,270

22,110

16,420

18,020

25,630

29,660

Louisiana

12,240

19,380

15,650

16,480

21,250

24,770

Maine

4,810

22,220

17,330

19,590

24,170

28,210

Maryland

10,450

23,900

18,090

20,810

26,870

30,060

Massachusetts

17,080

26,520

20,610

22,930

29,640

33,990

Michigan

34,980

21,110

16,370

17,590

23,650

28,280

Minnesota

36,920

23,260

18,180

20,610

25,720

29,640

Mississippi

6,520

17,840

15,630

16,360

19,110

22,310

Missouri

13,440

19,750

15,960

17,120

22,120

25,120

Montana

3,740

20,510

16,350

18,150

22,990

24,370

Nebraska

2,340

22,610

16,920

18,610

25,820

30,660

Nevada

4,830

23,010

16,940

19,240

24,700

32,370

New Hampshire

2,290

23,230

19,330

20,620

25,300

29,520

New Jersey

29,550

22,730

17,690

20,080

24,010

28,900

New Mexico

8,100

19,240

16,270

17,120

20,610

24,000

New York

137,830

23,340

16,530

18,250

26,010

34,530

North Carolina

67,190

20,110

15,960

17,200

22,700

25,750

North Dakota

1,950

24,070

17,420

20,050

27,880

33,880

Ohio

67,140

20,100

16,260

17,460

22,470

25,000

Oklahoma

8,810

20,620

16,350

17,750

23,200

25,690

Oregon

8,640

21,470

18,190

18,970

23,060

25,810

Pennsylvania

65,660

22,130

16,320

17,870

24,520

30,000

Puerto Rico

4,440

16,990

15,290

15,530

17,210

19,000

Rhode Island

5,540

26,470

20,680

22,280

29,660

34,810

South Carolina

11,730

20,680

16,220

17,860

22,960

25,550

South Dakota

560

23,960

18,810

20,830

26,820

29,790

Tennessee

13,230

20,410

16,100

17,620

22,850

25,410

Texas

86,350

19,830

15,570

16,230

20,400

29,210

Utah

4,910

21,810

16,550

18,170

24,150

28,490

Vermont

1,090

26,180

20,450

22,250

28,840

32,410

Virgin Islands

**

24,430

17,490

19,720

28,960

32,370

Virginia

16,410

19,530

15,830

16,880

21,590

24,890

Washington

13,010

23,070

19,190

20,710

24,820

28,100

West Virginia

6,340

18,050

15,650

16,130

19,080

22,260

Wisconsin

22,080

21,860

16,920

19,100

23,860

28,270

Home Health Aide Salary by Industry

Below is the number of industries we find home health aides working in, the list goes from the most individuals employed to the least. The column to right indicates the average salary of that specific industry.

Industry Worked in

# of Aides Employed

Industry Mean Salary

Home Health Care Services

342,500

$21,330

Mental Health & Substance abuse facilities

188,440

$22,020

Individual and Family Services

148,190

$20,380

Community Care Facilities

142,090

$21,050

Nursing Care Facilities

43,660

$22,090

Other Residential Care Facilities

18,720

$22,380

State Government

17,990

$34,290

psychiatric facilities

1,790

$34,970

Investment pools & Funds

80

$32,430

Management & Consulting Services

50

$27,280

* all estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics do not include self employed individuals, the annual wage has been calculated based on hourly wage x full time hours (2080 per year). Within this specific career it is not uncommon to have those who work less than 40 hours per week, and those who work over 40 hours per week. These are the averages based on a 40 hour work week.

For a full overview of the career of a home health aide please visit job-salaries.net career page on: Home Health Aide

March 15, 2012 Published ~ 7 years ago.

A home health aide salary can be described entry level for all professions, yet those who work as home health aides take great pride in the job that they do. Home health aides are seen as cost effective for families who have a sick or aging individual cared for within the privacy of their own home. This has created a tremendous demand for this specialty, and with nearly 1 million American’s employed as home health aides it shows the demand for this type of service. Estimates from the U.S. governments Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that the career will see 50% growth by 2018, which means we may see closer to 1.4 million individuals employed as home health aides.

There is currently no formal education required to work as a home health aide, besides graduation from high school, although a nursing certificate will be very helpful. Certificate programs for nursing assistants are available all across the nation, and these will teach the basics that will be required for working in this profession. Also there is a voluntary certification provided by the National Association for Home Care and Hospice, which can be seen as an asset by many organizations.

This page has been created to be utilized to provide a break down of home health aide salary by state and industry.

United States Estimates for the Home Health Aide Salary:

The mean (average) home health aide salary of those working across the United States is $20,560 per year employed. As of 2010 the estimates for the number of those employed as home health aides was 982,840.

The lowest paid 10% employed earned an average salary of $16,300

The Lowest paid 25% employed earned an average salary of $17,900

the highest paid 25% employed earned an average salary of $24,020

the highest paid 10% employed earned an average salary of $29,390

* All statistics provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Home Health Aide Salary by State

The chart below will break down the salary in each state. The first category tells you the number of individuals employed as home health aides within the corresponding state.

Mean Salary = The mean salary is the average salary of all those working as home health aides

Lowest 10% = Average earnings of the lowest 10% of those employed as a home health aide

Lower 25% = Average earnings of the lower 25% of those employed

Higher 25% = Average earnings of the higher 25% of those salary wise employed in the profession

Highest 10% = Average earnings of the highest paid 10% in the corresponding state

State

# Employed

Mean Salary

Lowest 10%

Lower 25%

Higher 25%

Highest 10%

Alabama

9,850

19,270

15,640

16,450

21,370

25,670

Alaska

1,570

29,250

20,520

26,280

33,310

36,480

Arizona

21,280

21,710

16,990

19,010

24,130

27,770

Arkansas

8,120

18,360

15,670

15,680

19,980

23,420

California

59,750

22,790

17,560

18,570

25,110

30,150

Colorado

13,360

22,600

16,330

18,410

25,260

30,690

Connecticut

11,410

29,180

21,080

23,460

33,290

39,650

Delaware

2,000

24,450

19,590

21,180

27,050

29,560

District of Columbia

3,520

23,890

18,040

19,270

26,470

33,470

Florida

31,340

21,660

16,360

18,060

23,830

29,000

Georgia

11,990

19,260

15,850

16,900

20,840

23,980

Guam

110

26,110

24,050

25,070

28,460

29,480

Hawaii

1,330

23,360

18,340

20,350

26,420

30,130

Idaho

3,770

20,230

15,750

16,700

22,010

27,240

Illinois

36,120

22,860

17,980

19,120

23,940

29,470

Indiana

17,030

21,030

16,350

17,970

23,200

26,930

Iowa

11,440

22,100

16,720

18,430

24,170

29,330

Kansas

7,910

20,920

16,300

18,130

23,080

25,890

Kentucky

4,270

22,110

16,420

18,020

25,630

29,660

Louisiana

12,240

19,380

15,650

16,480

21,250

24,770

Maine

4,810

22,220

17,330

19,590

24,170

28,210

Maryland

10,450

23,900

18,090

20,810

26,870

30,060

Massachusetts

17,080

26,520

20,610

22,930

29,640

33,990

Michigan

34,980

21,110

16,370

17,590

23,650

28,280

Minnesota

36,920

23,260

18,180

20,610

25,720

29,640

Mississippi

6,520

17,840

15,630

16,360

19,110

22,310

Missouri

13,440

19,750

15,960

17,120

22,120

25,120

Montana

3,740

20,510

16,350

18,150

22,990

24,370

Nebraska

2,340

22,610

16,920

18,610

25,820

30,660

Nevada

4,830

23,010

16,940

19,240

24,700

32,370

New Hampshire

2,290

23,230

19,330

20,620

25,300

29,520

New Jersey

29,550

22,730

17,690

20,080

24,010

28,900

New Mexico

8,100

19,240

16,270

17,120

20,610

24,000

New York

137,830

23,340

16,530

18,250

26,010

34,530

North Carolina

67,190

20,110

15,960

17,200

22,700

25,750

North Dakota

1,950

24,070

17,420

20,050

27,880

33,880

Ohio

67,140

20,100

16,260

17,460

22,470

25,000

Oklahoma

8,810

20,620

16,350

17,750

23,200

25,690

Oregon

8,640

21,470

18,190

18,970

23,060

25,810

Pennsylvania

65,660

22,130

16,320

17,870

24,520

30,000

Puerto Rico

4,440

16,990

15,290

15,530

17,210

19,000

Rhode Island

5,540

26,470

20,680

22,280

29,660

34,810

South Carolina

11,730

20,680

16,220

17,860

22,960

25,550

South Dakota

560

23,960

18,810

20,830

26,820

29,790

Tennessee

13,230

20,410

16,100

17,620

22,850

25,410

Texas

86,350

19,830

15,570

16,230

20,400

29,210

Utah

4,910

21,810

16,550

18,170

24,150

28,490

Vermont

1,090

26,180

20,450

22,250

28,840

32,410

Virgin Islands

**

24,430

17,490

19,720

28,960

32,370

Virginia

16,410

19,530

15,830

16,880

21,590

24,890

Washington

13,010

23,070

19,190

20,710

24,820

28,100

West Virginia

6,340

18,050

15,650

16,130

19,080

22,260

Wisconsin

22,080

21,860

16,920

19,100

23,860

28,270

Home Health Aide Salary by Industry

Below is the number of industries we find home health aides working in, the list goes from the most individuals employed to the least. The column to right indicates the average salary of that specific industry.

Industry Worked in

# of Aides Employed

Industry Mean Salary

Home Health Care Services

342,500

$21,330

Mental Health & Substance abuse facilities

188,440

$22,020

Individual and Family Services

148,190

$20,380

Community Care Facilities

142,090

$21,050

Nursing Care Facilities

43,660

$22,090

Other Residential Care Facilities

18,720

$22,380

State Government

17,990

$34,290

psychiatric facilities

1,790

$34,970

Investment pools & Funds

80

$32,430

Management & Consulting Services

50

$27,280

* all estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics do not include self employed individuals, the annual wage has been calculated based on hourly wage x full time hours (2080 per year). Within this specific career it is not uncommon to have those who work less than 40 hours per week, and those who work over 40 hours per week. These are the averages based on a 40 hour work week.

For a full overview of the career of a home health aide please visit job-salaries.net career page on: Home Health Aide